Child&#39;s pillow or similar article



June 11, 1957 1. WEINMAN 2,795,151

cmw's PILLOW 0R SIMILAR ARTICLE Filed April 7, 1954 INVENTOR. Irving Weinmqn TTOBJLEY United States Patent 2,795,161 CHILDS PILLOW 0R SIMILAR ARTICLE Irving Weinman, New York, N. Y. Application April'7, 1954, Serial No. 421,633 3 Claims. (Cl. 84-94) The present invention relates to an article of bedding, particularly to a pillow, or the like, and especially to a childs pillow.

One of the more difficult tasks in taking care of infants and small children is frequently that of getting them to sleep. Most infants and smaller children, at certain stages and times, tend to resist going to :sleep. The most usual manifestation of such resistance is refusal to keep the head down on the pillow and the persistence to sit up.

The present invention is directed to the provision of a childs pillow by means of which an infant or small child may be quickly :and easily persuaded to place and keep its head on the pillow and thus reduce its resistance to going to sleep.

Generally stated,'the invention contemplates the provision of a childs pillow, or thelike, incorporating a music producing device, such as a music box, or the like, in its structure.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a childs pillow of the character described in which the music producing device is incorporated without interfering with its general and overall softness and resilience.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a childs pillow of the character described in which the music producing device is retained in one place, without shifting.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a childs pillow, or the like, of the character described, in which the music producing device is retained in position for ready and convenient access by the childs attendant for easy operation thereof.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a childs pillow of the character described in which the pillow stufling is not disturbed or permitted to escape through the access means to the music producing device.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a childs pillow, or the like, in which the music producing device does not detract from the appearance of the pillow nor interfere with its usefulness; which is strong, sturdy and durable; and which is relatively economical to produce.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the childs pillow, or the like, of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing and from the description following. It is to be understood, however, that such embodiment is shown by way of illustration only, to make the principles and practice of the invention more readily comprehensible, and without any intent of limiting the invention to the specific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of a childs pillow embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged, fragmentary perspective view, partly in section and partly in elevation, of the pillow shown in Fig. 1, clarifying structural details;

2,795,161 Patented June 11, 1957 ice Fig. 3 is an exploded view of one type of a music box for use with a pillow of the present invention; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, enlarged sectional view, taken on line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Generally stated, the invention consists in the provision with a pillow of a more or less conventional type, of an internally disposed sound or music producing device, generally described as a music box, with means extending exteriorly of the pillow casing whereby such music box may be wound by any one desiring so to do. Additionally, the invention resides in the arrangement of the music box in fixed position within the pillow and in a manner that its connection with the exterior will not create any leaks wherethrough the pillow stufling, whether cotton, down, or the like, may escape.

Referring now more specifically to the illustrative embodiment of the invention shown in the accompanying drawing, the pillow, generally designated as 10, the stuffing of which is not shown, comprises a generally elongated, approximately rectangular casing which may be formed of conventional ticking material or of a synthetic plastic or other flexible and pliable sheet material. The casing may be formed of a pair of sections or of a single folded over section of sheet material, forming a top wall, 11, and a bottom wall, 12, connected to one another along one or two sides by scams or seam 13, and along its ends by seams 14.

. If desired, side and end walls may be interposed between the top and bottom walls, 11 and 12, in a manner that will be readily understood and not thought necessary tobe shown. I I

The music producing device or music box, generally designated as 15, may be of a conventional type, consisting of the sound unit, 16, including a winding shaft, 17, a pulley, 18, secured to the end of the shaft 17, and a winding string, 19, secured to the pulley 18. The sound unit 16, includes a housing, 20, having lugs, 21, extending laterally from its edges, by which it is secured to a relatively thick, preferably wooden base plate, 22, having an opening, 23, accommodatng and shielding the pulley 18. A perforation, 24, is formed in the base 22, extending from the opening 23 to an edge thereof, through which the Winding string 19 may be passed to the exterior of the music box for manual engagement. A cover 25, preferably metallic, for the unit is also provided; such cover being attached to the side edges of the base 22.

The music box, 10, is disposed and held in a relatively snugly fitting bag or pocket, generally designated as 27, which may also be formed of a number of sections of sheet material or fabric, including an upper and a lower section, 28 and 29, respectively, secured to one another by lines of stitching, as 30.

Openings 32 and 33, of equal size and shape, are formed, respectively, in a preferably corresponding side or wall, preferably the bottom wall of the pillow casing and the music box pocket 27, as 12 and 29, respectively, each of such openings being at an approximately equal distance from an adjoining edge of such wall, A grommet or eyelet, 34, connects and secures the pocket 27 to the pillow case by the edges of their respective openings 33 and 32, at the same time reinforcing the edges of such openings and making a tight leak-proof connection between them and also providing an outlet to the exterior of the pillow for the string 19 by which the music box 10 is operated.

To further secure the pocket 27 and its enclosed music box 15 in place within the pillow case, the edges of sections 28 and 29 thereof, along one side, may be engaged between the edges of sections 11 and 12 of the casing, along one side thereof, when the latter are joined to be seamed, as at 13, to form a common seam therewith.

In producing, the casing of the pillow 10 and the pocket 27 may be separately formed and closed on three sides, leaving one side .of each wholly or partly open. The pocket 27 may then be suitably positioned within the casing with the edges of *their respective open sides in substantial register and the two con nected by the grommet or eyelet 34, the openings I32 and 33 being formed simultaneously, as a result of such operation. Themusic box 15 may then be placed within the pocket 27, through its open end; the string .19 passed through the eyelet-'34, and the open ends of the easing and pocket simulta neously sewn or otherwise connected into a common seam, as at 13. If desired, the pocket 27 may first be individually closed at -its open end and the formed seam then caught in the seam 13, as the latter is formed.

This completes the description of the pillow or similar article of bedding for a child contemplated by the present invention. -It may here be stated that the pillow casing of the invention to which the pocket 27 is secured may be the primary casing Within which the stufiing of the pillow is directly packed, or it may be secondary casing which may be applied over the -primary easing, formed of woven fabric or of plastic sheeting, whereby any previously formed pillow may be adapted and converted for the purposes of the present invention.

It will be apparent that numerous variations and modifications inthe musical pillows of the present invention may be made by any one skilled in the art, in accordance with the principles of the-invention hereinabove set forth and without the use of any inventive ingenuity. I desire, therefore, to be protected for any land all such variations and modifications that may be made within thespirit of the present invention and the scope of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is: 1. A pillow .or the like, comprising a casing'formed of a sheet material and having at least one seam connecting vedge portions thereof, a sound producing device, including a Winding shaft, a pulley secured to said winding shaft and a winding string secured to said pulley, a pocket of sheet material fitted about said device within said casing, said pocket having an edge thereof engaged in said casing seam, registering openings formed in said pocket and said casing, the edges of said openings secured to one another to form a common opening through said pocket and said casing wherethrough said winding string may be passed vto the exterior of said casing.

2. The pillow of claim 1, wherein said means for securing the edges of said registering openings to one another comprises an eyelet.

3. A pillow or the like, comprising a casing formed of sheet material and having at least one seam connecting edge portions thereof, a sound producing device, including a winding shaft, a pulley secured to said Winding shaft and a'winding string secured ito said pulley, a pocket formed of sheet material zfitted about said device and dis posed within said casing, said pocket having juxtaposed edge portions along at least one side thereof, said edge portions engaged in said casing seam, and an eyelet securing a wall of said pocket to a wall of said casing and forming :a common opening into said pocket wherethrough-said windingstring may be passed to the exterior of said casing.

References Cited in the file .of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,712,158 Neal May 7, 1929 2,519,782 Mueller et a1 Aug. 22, .1950 2,589,303 Soul-beck Mar. 18, 1952 

